Background

In May 2011, Gov. Dave Heineman signed into law LB 637, part of which calls on the Coordinating Commission for
Postsecondary Education to conduct a study on the need for uniform policies and practices regarding dual-enrollment
courses and career academies in Nebraska. The legislation reads:

In collaboration with the State Department of Education, public and private postsecondary educational institutions,
private, denominational, or parochial secondary schools, educational service units, and school districts, conduct a
study regarding the need for uniform policies and practices for dual-enrollment courses and career academies in
Nebraska, including transferability of dual enrollment courses and consistency of administration of career academies.
The study shall also include a review of any program that provides Nebraska high school students with the opportunity to
earn college credit or advanced placement through participation in courses and examinations administered by a
not-for-profit organization and of the need for uniform policies and practices related to the acceptance and
transferability of such courses and the college credit or advanced placement earned as a result of a student's
performance on such examinations. The commission shall report the findings of such study and its recommendations,
including recommendations for possible legislation, to the Legislature on or before December 15, 2011. For purposes of
this subdivision, dual-enrollment course has the same definition as provided in section 79-1201.01.

Advisory Committee

LB 637 directs the Coordinating Commission to collaborate with numerous stakeholders in completing this study. To
help foster this collaboration, the Coordinating Commission has formed a 15-member Advisory Committee consisting of
representatives from each of the stakeholder groups. This committee will work closely with Coordinating Commission staff
to ensure the study’s final report is ultimately beneficial to the most important stakeholders of all – our students.

The Advisory Committee roster:

Rich Katt, Director of Career Education, Nebraska Department of Education

Jon Lopez, Superintendent, Beatrice Public Schools

Gaye Lannan, Counselor, Omaha Benson High School

Cheryl Kreikemeier, Counselor, Wisner-Pilger High School, Wisner

Barb Waller, Coordinator of Career and Technical Education Programs, Millard Public Schools

Doris Rempe, Counselor, Grand Island Catholic High School

Dennis Headrick, Vice President for Instruction, Southeast Community College

Connie Eichhorn, Director of Secondary Partnerships, Metropolitan Community College

Korinne Tande, Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, Nebraska State College System

Kelly Malone, Dual Enrollment Coordinator, University of Nebraska at Omaha